(August 22, 2019 at 6:24 pm)Belaqua Wrote: Your personal experiences in church may not reflect the entirety of Christianity.It certainly reflects catholicism. Basically, Jesus loves you but you are unworthy of his love because you are an evil dirty person unworthy of being loved. That is the insidious nature of it. Couch the bile in the language of love.
(August 23, 2019 at 8:57 am)Belaqua Wrote:Nope. That is a carefully crafted non-denial denial. Nixon would be proud. You could have your very own little quixotic form of faith and none of that would be untrue. Just dishonest evasion.(August 23, 2019 at 8:33 am)wyzas Wrote: OK, not christian. Taking into consideration all your defense of religion and religious thought, what are you? Generic theist? You indicated that you teach/have students, what do you teach?
Considering your behavior I think not telling Shell and the rest of us what you consider yourself is disingenuous.
The definition that this forum demands is that an atheist is anyone who lacks a belief in God.
I lack a belief in God. I am not a theist, generic or brand-name.
Will that be considered sufficient for my trial?